Pygmy fruit-eating bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis

Where the pygmy fruit-eating bat lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 697 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Artibeus phaeotis
Group	Bats
Found in	6 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the pygmy fruit-eating bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pygmy fruit-eating bat in 6 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the pygmy fruit-eating bat?

The pygmy fruit-eating bat (Artibeus phaeotis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Dermanura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pygmy fruit-eating bat

The pygmy fruit-eating bat (Dermanura phaeotis) is a bat of the family Phyllostomidae. The specific name phaeotis is of Greek derivation, coming from the word phaios meaning dusky, referring to their dusky gray coloration.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pygmy fruit-eating bat (revision 1315010288), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q244135 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).